Mural portrays little-known figure in Arizona history

PHOENIX – Two local artists, Hugo Medina and Darrin Armijo-Wardle, took a six-month journey to discover more about a little-known figure with a colorful Arizona history: Malinda Curtis, whose birthdate is unknown but died in 1910. The difficult part was the work it took to uncover a mystery.

The Malinda Curtis mural celebrates a woman who was lost to Arizona history. (Photo courtesy of Downtown Phoenix Inc.)